Portable motor



J. A. ANDERSON.

PORTABLE MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1920.

1,375,270., Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE.

JAMES AUSTIN ANDERSON, QF CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA.

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T 0 all whom/it may concern. Be it ,known' that I, JAMES AUSTIN AN- DERSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chickasha, in the county of Grady and State of Oklahoma, have invent ed certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Motors, of which the following is a s eciflcation.

yinvention relates generally to portable motors such as are used in connection with dental engines, portable fans and the like, and articularly to a suspension bracket there or whereby a motor can besuspended from any suitable support to actuate devices of various characters. My invention is par- I 25Batva1dous points within a dental oflice.

I will describe one form of motor and two forms of suspension brackets embodying my invention and will then point outthe novel features thereof in claim.

Figure 1 is a view showing a standard form of dental engine bracket having applied thereto one form of motor and suspension bracket embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detailed view of the motor and that portion of the suspension bracket carried thereby.

Fig. 3 is a detailed view of a portion of the suspension bracket carried by the motor.

Fig. 4 is aview showing in side elevation a motor similar to the motor shown in the preceding views but having applied thereto another form of suspension bracket embodyin my invention.

imilar reference characters refer to similar parts in each of the several views.

Referring specifically to the drawings and particularly to Fig. 2, M designates a-motor including a casing C formed at its lower side with a suitable opening through which extends the motor shaft S. To this shaft S any conventional form of flexible shaft can be connected as shown in Fig. 1 for operating any suitable form of dental tool. The upper side of the casing C is provided with'a socket 15 screw threaded internally to receive a head 16 which as illustrated to ad- Specification of Letters Patent. Pat t d A Application filed IllIay 26, 1920. Serial No. 384,419.

vantage in ig. 3 comprises a screw threaded shank portion 16 upon the upper end of whlch 1 s plvotally mounted a ring 16*, such ring belng pivotally securedto the shank by means of a fastening member 16.

The socket 15 and the head 16 constitute the suspension bracket for supporting the motor M in vertical position upon any suitable support, it being understood that such support must be provided vgith some means to permit of the attaching of the ring 16 so that the motor will occupy a vertical position. In Fig. 1, I have shown one form of support embodyin my invention which comprises a hook secured to the lower end of a flexible member F. The flexible member F. is secured to conducting wires W by means of cord, tire tape or the like as indicated at A. The conducting wires W are electrically connected to the motor M so as to supply current thereto, and are trained over pulleys P supported u on a conven weight T is tional form of bracket B. secured to the conducting wires for counterbalancing the weight of-the motor M as will be understood. The supply of current to the motor M is controlled by a switch D mounted upon a suitable support and the intensity of the current is controlled by a rheostat R.

In the applied position of the motor M to the support,.it will be clear that the ring l6 engages the hook H thus supporting the motor in vertical position and in proper position to permit of the free and unrestricted manipulation'o-f the dental tool operatedby the motor. In the present instance, the conducting wires W are made up of a rela tively long section W and a relatively short section W, the long section is supported by the bracket B while the short section is permanently connected to the motor M. These two sections are connected by a conventional. form of connecting plug K so as to permit of the detaching of the section W from the section W. By this-arrangement it will be seen that the motor M can be readily detached from the support when it is desired to use the motor for other purposes. It will likewise be clear that this arrangement permits of the ready application of the motor to the support and the connecting of the section W to the section W.

Referring now to Fig. 4, I- have here shown another form of suspension bracket for the motor M which comprises in the present instance a substantially U-shapeii' (support the motor in vertical position upon any suitable support. The yoke Y being pivotall connected to the casing C ermits of a roc ing movement of the motor respect to the suspension bracket so that it can occupyvarious positions other than its with normal vertical position during the manipulationof dental tools actuated bythe motor. Inthe present instance, the motor M shown in Fig. 4: has a fan N connected thereto to illustrate the various applications to. which the motor may beadapted.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form; of motor and two forms of suspension brackets embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit ofthe invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claim. j

What I claim is: In combination, a motorin'cluding a casing,a suspension bracket carried by the ca'sing, a support including pulleys, a conduct- 1 ing wire trained over said pulleys, and connected to said motor, said conductlng wires being formed of sections with'one of saidsections carried by said motor, a flexible member secured to fsald conducting wires and a hook carried by said flexible member and engaging the suspension bracket for supportm the motor in vertical osition. JA ES AUSTIN AND RSON: 

